NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - NOVEMBER 19: Head coach Butch Jones of the Cincinnati Bearcats reacts during a game against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Rutgers Stadium on November 19, 2011 in New Brunswick, New Jersey. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)

During a previously scheduled news conference Tuesday to discuss Cincinnati's Dec. 27 bowl game against Duke, Jones would not take questions about his job status.

The first two questions were about if he would be the Cincinnati coach at the bowl game, and he refused to answer other than saying: "I'm still the head coach here and that speaks volumes."

After the second question about his job status, Jones threatened to end the news conference if reporters continued to ask about his coaching future.